Open Recommendations

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

USDA OIG has determined that this recommendation contains sensitive information and will not be publicly released due to privacy concerns.

Verify that Yozmot Atid corrects the two instances of material internal control deficiencies detailed on pages 22-24 of the audit report

Verify that Yozmot Atid corrects the four instances of material noncompliance detailed on pages 30-37 of the audit report

Determine the allowability of $867,725 in questioned costs ($852,824 ineligible and $ 14,901 unsupported) on page 15 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Verify that Fondation Serovie corrects the one material weaknesses in internal control detailed on page 24 of the audit report.

Verify that Fondation Serovie corrects the two instances of material noncompliance detailed on page 29 of the audit report.

USAID/Pakistan determine the allowability of $407,437 in questioned costs ($393,177 ineligible and $14,260 unsupported) detailed on pages 15 to 16 of the audit report and recover any amount that is unallowable.

Work with ARC and the SBA to resolve the reporting discrepancy of $10,000 for non-ARC matching costs.

The OIG recommends that the Executive Director for Operations establish a process to verify that all telework agreements are submitted and reviewed to maintain oversight and data integrity.

The OIG recommends that the Executive Director for Operations conduct periodic reconciliations between the telework agreements and the NRC’s payroll system to ensure the accuracy and completeness of employees’ telework statuses.

The OIG recommends that the Executive Director for Operations implement and document validation procedures to ensure submitted telework agreements are complete and records are maintained in compliance with NRC procedures.

The OIG recommends that the Executive Director for Operations require all official duty station changes resulting from telework to be supported by an approved agreement and ensure all relevant documentation is retained within the telework records.

The OIG recommends that the Executive Director for Operations implement a process to track the completion of corrective actions for discrepancies and ensure any unresolved issues are properly addressed.

The OIG recommends that the Executive Director for Operations implement a tracking system to monitor telework agreements nearing expiration, ensuring that necessary updates, such as changes to official duty stations, are made promptly and in accordance with established procedures.

The OIG recommends that the Executive Director for Operations develop procedures to mitigate the risk of inaccurate locality pay resulting from employees not reporting to their official duty station as required by the terms of their telework agreements.

Information Technology Branch should review CFTC Cyber Security Operations Center (eSOC) standard operating procedures to ensure detections of foreign IP addresses are effectively resolved, particularly when multiple detections are received for the same employee.

In compliance with the collective bargaining agreement, Human Resources Branch should update supervisory controls as necessary to ensure compliance with Article 46 of the CFTC-NTEU Master Collective Bargaining Agreement, as amended, and prevent misuse of official time.

Human Resources Branch should review language in the standard administrative leave memorandum (“Subj: Place on Administrative Leave”) and update the memorandum to clearly state requirements for employees placed in an administrative leave status.

In our August and September 2024 alerts, we recommended that the Chief, Business Continuity Operations Officer, should ensure that the identified primary and spare pad-paks that have expired are replaced immediately.